The DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday voted 2-1 to end Judge James Boasberg’s criminal contempt inquiry related to the Trump Administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.
The three-judge panel ordered Boasberg to end his “intrusive” contempt probe of the Trump Administration.
Judge’s Rao (Trump) and Walker (Trump) ordered Boasberg to end his inquiry.
Judge Childs (Biden) dissented.
Last March Boasberg granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals believed to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang under the Alien Enemies Act.
Boasberg then threatened to hold Trump officials in contempt for not bringing some of the world’s most vicious killers, criminals, and rapists back to the United States.
Judge Boasberg said he found probable cause to hold the Trump Administration in criminal contempt of court for defying his order to turn around planes carrying dangerous Venezuelan gang members.
In a 46-page opinion, Judge Boasberg said the Trump Administration showed willful defiance that amounts to criminal contempt.
In December Boasberg made it clear that he was not backing off from his planned contempt hearings and threatened to pierce through attorney-client privilege in his order denying the government’s motion to reconsider.
Last year, a three-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted Boasberg’s contempt hearings.
Judges Rao (Trump), Walker (Trump) granted an administrative stay pending further order of the court.
Judge Childs (Biden) would have denied the motion for an administrative stay.
Boasberg recently took the next step toward ‘contempt prosecution’ after he revived his criminal contempt inquiry against President Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations.
The Justice Department recently disclosed that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem greenlit the deportation flights in March despite Boasberg’s emergency order.
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